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The California Style of watercolor painting which flourished from the 1920s to the mid 1950s gave
the traditional watercolor medium a bold new look. This new representational art, defined by
a large format, free broad brushstrokes, and strong rich colors, documented scenes and activities of
everyday life on the Pacific Coast. California's cities and industrial sites, it's beaches and
harbors, and it's vast open landscapes were interpreted by hundreds of artists using innovative new
approaches to watercolor painting...

Paul Sample
Paul Sample’s reputation as a leading member of the Regionalist movement throughout the 1930s was a direct result of the realist approach he used in depicting everyday aspects of American culture.